How to Avoid the 'Easy Button' Fitness Trap Sometimes powering through an obstacle is the only course of action.
How to Prepare for Your Most Important Fitness Test During the Three Days Before Selection The fitness test required to enter a special program or special operations selection course is typically a make-or-break...
Ask Stew: My Progress Has Stalled. Do I Need a New Training Plan? Consistency in a new training program will typically give you the results you want, but pay attention to the other 23 hours...
These Options Could Make You a Faster Swimmer People often email Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asking about swimming skills and techniques to get...
How to Relieve Pain from Overuse Injuries Tendinitis can flare up quickly if you are running several times a week for several miles.
Try the 8-Count Body Builder Push-up/Pull-up Pyramid This new workout is one we developed with the Naval Academy spec ops team when when we were trying to simulate an obstacle...
Have You Forgotten Your Fitness Goals? Here is an email from a 40-year-old woman who has children, works and is trying to fit fitness into her life this year.
How to Lose Weight and Get Fit for Military Duty Those who are overweight typically are not meeting the minimum physical fitness standards for their chosen branch of service.
Ask Stew: What Type of Workout Is Best for Someone Starting a Fitness Routine? When trying to get back into shape after a layoff, consider starting with a full body/cardio day split so you can avoid...
How to Prepare for Military Service During Your Last Season of Competitive Athletics If you are applying for a job that has a challenging special ops selection, it is critical to take any weakness developed...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...